1981 European Cup Winners' Cup final

The 1981 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested on 13 May 1981 between Dinamo Tbilisi of the Soviet Union and Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany. It was the final game of the 1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup, and the 21st European Cup Winners' Cup final, held at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, West Germany. Only 4,750 people attended the match, though some sources claim there were 9,000 people.[1] Dinamo Tbilisi won the match 2–1 thanks to goals by Vladimir Gutsaev and Vitaly Daraselia.[2]

1981 European Cup Winners' Cup final
Match programme cover
Event1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup
Date13 May 1981
VenueRheinstadion, Düsseldorf
RefereeRiccardo Lattanzi (Italy)
Attendance4,750
1980
1982

Road to the final edit

 
Semi-finals: Dinamo Tbilisi against Feyenoord
  Dinamo Tbilisi Round   Carl Zeiss Jena
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Stages Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Kastoria 2–0 0–0 (A) 2–0 (H) First round   Roma 4–3 0–3 (A) 4–0 (H)
  Waterford United 5–0 1–0 (A) 4–0 (H) Second round   Valencia 3–2 3–1 (H) 0–1 (A)
  West Ham United 4–2 4–1 (A) 0–1 (H) Quarter-finals   Newport County 3–2 2–2 (H) 1–0 (A)
  Feyenoord 3–2 3–0 (H) 0–2 (A) Semi-finals   Benfica 2–1 2–0 (H) 0–1 (A)

Match edit

Details edit

Dinamo Tbilisi  2–1  Carl Zeiss Jena
Gutsaev   67'
Daraselia   86'
Report Hoppe   63'
Attendance: 4,750
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dinamo Tbilisi
 
 
 
 
 
Carl Zeiss Jena
GK 1   Otar Gabelia
DF 2   Tamaz Kostava
DF 3   Aleksandre Chivadze (c)
DF 4   Nodar Khizanishvili
DF 5   Giorgi Tavadze
MF 6   Vitaly Daraselia
MF 7   Zaur Svanadze   67'
MF 8   Tengiz Sulakvelidze
MF 9   Vladimir Gutsaev
FW 10   David Kipiani
FW 11   Ramaz Shengelia
Substitutes:
MF 13   Nugzar Kakilashvili   67'
Manager:
  Nodar Akhalkatsi
 
GK 1   Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin
DF 2   Gert Brauer
MF 3   Gerhard Hoppe   88'
DF 4   Wolfgang Schilling
DF 5   Lothar Kurbjuweit (c)
SW 6   Rüdiger Schnuphase
MF 7   Andreas Krause
MF 8   Lutz Lindemann
FW 9   Andreas Bielau   76'
FW 10   Jürgen Raab
FW 11   Eberhard Vogel
Substitutes:
MF 13   Ulrich Oevermann   88'
MF 15   Thomas Töpfer   76'
Manager:
  Hans Meyer

Assistant referees:
  Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
  Paolo Bergamo (Italy)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of two substitutions.
 
Dinamo Tbilisi, winner of 1981 European Cup Winners' Cup on stamp of Georgia, 2002

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1980/1981 ECII 9. Spiel: Dynamo Tiflis - FC Carl Zeiss Jena 2:1 – FCC-Wiki - Wiki vom FC Carl Zeiss Jena".
  2. ^ McCracken, Craig (7 September 2015). "How Dinamo Tbilisi enthralled British football fans in the midst of the Cold War". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

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